Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan.
It does not freeze in winter because of its depth, and the color of the surface of the lake of changes,
which is really beautiful.
There are no big facilities on shore, so it is always quiet atmosphere.
Access and Getting Around
By train
3 hours from Tokyo to Tazawako Station by the Akitashinkansen with 2 trains per hour
30 minutes from Morioka Station ,1 hour from Akita Station.
By bus
9 hours 30 minutes from Tokyo to Kakunodate by night bus
15 minutes from Tazawako Station to Lake Tazawa
1 bus per hour. By car: 1 hour 40 minutes from Morioka Station
1 hour from Akita Station, 40 minutes from Akita Airport
By plane
65 minutes from Tokyo Haneda to Akita Airport
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Historic Sites
Visiting at the samurai residences is recommended in the season of cherry in blossom,but its good atmosphere lasts throu...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Culture
Artworks made of the bark of the cherry trees are called Kabazaiku,many kinds of fine artworks are shown in the museum.T...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Historic Sites
It is a miso fermenting factory in Tamachi area of Kakunodate.It is a typical house of a business magnate in the Edo per...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Mount Akita Komagatake is a volcano by Lake Tazawa ,there is a parking lot on 8- gome of the mountain(Because of the roa...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Nyuto Onsen is a hot spring area where unexplored hot springs are here and there in the deep forest of beeches,which see...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Historic Sites
An unused elementary school has been preserved and is open to the public.It is a good chance to know about Japanese old ...
TOHOKU [ Kakunodate Area ]
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Tamagawa Onsen has 11 different qualities of hot spring, the strongest acid hot springsand the most quantity of water fr...